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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 20, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 20, 1987 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Jackson |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,168 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Jim Evans |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Buddy Biancalana | Second Baseman |
| Larry Owen | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 20, 1987
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Jackson
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Jackson
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Jackson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Jackson
Baylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hurst
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hurst
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Hurst
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jackson
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Jackson
Rice strikes out. There goes Evans. The throw from Owen to second, and Evans is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jackson
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hurst
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hurst
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Hurst
Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Jackson
Hoffman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Jackson
Gedman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Jackson
Burks bunts towards first. Balboni fields the ball and throws to Jackson covering. Safe. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Jackson
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Hoffman moves to third. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boggs vs. Jackson
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hoffman scores. Burks scores. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Jackson
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Hurst
Biancalana hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hurst
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hurst
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jackson
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Jackson
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Jackson
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Jackson
Hoffman is hit by the pitch. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Jackson
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Hoffman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Jackson
Burks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hurst
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst juggles the ball. That's an error on Hurst. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Hurst
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hurst
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Jackson
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Jackson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Jackson
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Gumpert
Dave Gumpert now pitching.
Evans takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to third. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Gumpert
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs tags and scores. Baylor tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Gumpert
Henderson hits a fly ball towards left. Jackson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jackson. Baylor scores. Evans moves to third. Henderson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoffman vs. Gumpert
Hoffman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Henderson scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Gumpert
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hurst
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Hurst
Balboni hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Hurst
Biancalana hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Gumpert
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Gumpert
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Gumpert covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Gumpert
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hurst
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hurst
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hurst
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Hurst
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Gumpert
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Gumpert
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Gumpert
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hurst
Tartabull is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hurst
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Hurst
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Henderson hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Farr
Hoffman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Farr
Gedman hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hurst
Salazar hits a popup towards short. Hoffman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Hurst
Biancalana hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hurst
Owen hits a line drive into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Farr
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Farr
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Farr
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Farr
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hurst
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Hurst
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Hurst
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1987 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Burks E, cf 5 1 1 0 Wilson W, cf 4 0 1 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Seitzer K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Boggs W, 3b 5 1 4 2 Beniquez J, dh 4 0 0 0
Baylor D, dh 5 1 1 0 Tartabull D, rf 3 0 1 0
Evans D, 1b 3 2 2 0 Jackson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Rice J, lf 3 0 0 1 Balboni S, 1b 2 0 0 0
Henderson D, rf 4 1 0 0 Salazar A, ss 3 1 1 1
Hoffman G, ss 2 1 1 2 Biancalana B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gedman R, c 4 0 1 1 Owen L, c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 10 6 28 1 4 1
Boston 002 140 000 -- 7
Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst B (W) 9.0 4 1 1 2 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson D (L) 4.1 8 5 4 1 6
Gumpert D 2.2 1 2 0 1 0
Farr S 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Hurst B, Jackson B
DP -- Boston 4, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Boston 6, Kansas City 2
2B -- Boggs W
HR -- Salazar A
CS -- Evans D
SF -- Rice J
HBP -- by Jackson D (Hoffman G) 2
T -- 2:33
A -- 24168
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